Not long ago, T.I., a well-known Black rapper in the U.S. whose real name is Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., caused much controversy. He appeared in an interview on the “Ladies Like Us” podcast. He disclosed in...
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February is National Cancer Prevention Month and time to learn more about this dreaded disease. One of the commonly held myths is that Black people do not get skin cancer. People tend to believe that the melanin in darker skin...